The  Senate Rules Committee was called  to order by Chairman                 
  Jacko at 12:00 p.m.                                                          
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN  JACKO brought  SB 71  (EMERGENCY MEDICAL  SERVICES                 
  SYSTEM) before the committee.   However, because the Finance                 
  CS was  not yet  available,  he stated  the committee  would                 
  stand in recess for approximately one hour.                                  
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN JACKO called the meeting back to order at 1:47 p.m.                 
  and stated CSSB 71(FIN) was now before the committee.                        
                                                                               
  SENATOR  LITTLE asked why the  word "shall" had been changed                 
  to "may."   ANNETTE KREITZER,  staff to Senator  Loren Leman                 
  responded that there had  been a federal grant in  place for                 
  the last four years  which had paid for two positions in the                 
  Department of Health  & Social  Services to do  some of  the                 
  work that would  have been covered  under this bill.   After                 
  reviewing the fiscal note  in the Finance Committee,  it was                 
  felt it  probably would be  possible for  the department  to                 
  absorb  some of  these costs  and  to do  some consolidation                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  within the department to be able to do these things.                         
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 71                 
  be  approved  for  calendaring  at  the  Chair's discretion.                 
  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.